The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left knee meniscal tear from June 25, 2013 to August 10, 2018 and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the left knee injury prior to August 11, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher disability rating as there was no severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, nor sufficient limitation of motion to warrant a higher rating under DCs 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- meniscal tear, left knee, residuals, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25006602
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to a duty to assist error. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current knee disabilities are related to her military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding the bilateral knee and TDIU issues. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of the knees are being reviewed for proper disability ratings.
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